Pelé

Also known as Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele, O Rei

footballeur brésilien

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Pelé, born Edson Cholbi Nascimento on October 23, 1940, in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, was a Brazilian association football player, politician, and actor. He played as a forward and midfielder for teams including Santos F.C., the Brazil men's national football team, New York Cosmos, and Bauru Atlético Clube. He also participated in the 1958, 1962, 1966, and 1970 FIFA World Cups.

His professional career included work with the United Nations and acting roles. He received awards such as the Order of Rio Branco, BBC World Sport Star of the Year, South American Footballer of the Year, and National Order of Merit. Pelé spoke Portuguese, English, and Spanish. He died on December 29, 2022.

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Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (born 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), known as Pelé, was a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. In 1999 he was named Athlete of the Century by the International…

Known for

When Soccer Came to America: Goals, Glamour and the Beautiful Game — Self (Archive Footage)2026
Pelé: O Jogador do Milênio — Self2025
Kenny Dalglish — Self (archive footage)2025
Placar: A Revista Militante — Self2024
Brasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World — Himself (archive footage)2024
Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk — Self (archive footage)2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
70 Jahre Annemarie Moser-Pröll – Ein Leben als Wintermärchen — Self (archive footage)2023
Pelé - Long Live the King2023
Pelé e o Gol na Rua Javari — Self (archive footage)2022

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 4,511
Total plays: 56,882

Key facts

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Person <! SEE TALK PAGE FOR DISCUSSION >.father: Dondinho
Person <! SEE TALK PAGE FOR DISCUSSION >.mother: Dona Celeste
Person <! SEE TALK PAGE FOR DISCUSSION >.relatives: Zoca (brother)
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Football biography.position: Forward, attacking midfielder
Football biography.youthyears1: 1953–1956

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Guingamp
Position: Midfielder

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Official website

Home | Pelé

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After retiring from football in 1977, Pelé concentrated on using his fame to work for causes he believed in, ranging from world peace to international children’s rights and poverty alleviation. Our purpose for existing is to preserve the legacy of King Pelé, keeping his humanitarian works active and generating positive impacts in the fight for education and the battle against poverty and hunger worldwide. After retiring from football in 1977, Pelé concentrated on using his fame to work for causes he believed in, ranging from world peace to international children’s rights and poverty alleviation. The Pelé Foundation is a US-based 501c3 non-profit organization created while the King was still alive, to continue building a more just, equal, and loving society.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Named after: Thomas Edison
Gender: male
Citizenship: Brazil
Place of birth: Três Corações
Place of death: Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital
Father: Dondinho
Occupation: actor
Employer: United Nations
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Portuguese
Participant in: 2014 Copa Libertadores
Field of work: professional sport
Sport: association football
Member of team: Santos F.C.
Position played: midfielder
League: North American Soccer League
Country for sport: Brazil
Mass: 74
Official website: www.pele10.org
Image: Pele con brasil (cropped).jpg
Height: 173
Number of children: 7
Work location: Brasília

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Significant event: death and funeral of Pelé
Commons category: Pelé
date of birth: 1940-10-23
topic's main category: Category:Pelé
Commons gallery: Pelé
pseudonym: Pelé
sport number: 10
described by source: National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan
handedness: right-handedness
number of matches played/races/starts: 3
total goals in career: 7
social media followers: 3203348
different from: Pele
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
date of death: 2022-12-29
cause of death: multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
nickname: O Rei do Futebol
manner of death: natural causes
unmarried partner: Xuxa
place of burial: Memorial Necropole Ecumenica
ethnic group: African Brazilians
name in native language: Pelé
birth name: Edson Arantes do Nascimento

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Article · Français

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, dit Pelé, ONM • ORB • KBE, né le 23 octobre 1940 à Três Corações (Brésil, État du Minas Gerais), est un footballeur brésilien évoluant au poste d'attaquant et de meneur de jeu du milieu des années 1950 au milieu des années 1970. Il est également acteur, scénariste et producteur. On le surnomme le roi Pelé. Figure majeure du football, Pelé est considéré comme l’un des plus grands joueurs de tous les temps ; il est l'unique footballeur à avoir été champion du monde à trois reprises, en 1958, 1962 et 1970. Il compte également un palmarès exceptionnel avec les deux clubs professionnels qu'il a connus (Santos FC et New York Cosmos) dont la Coupe intercontinentale (1962 et 1963), la Copa Libertadores (1962 et 1963), le championnat des États-Unis (1977) et, à onze reprises, le championnat de São Paulo dans les années 1950 et 1960 mais également plusieurs récompenses individuelles comme le prix d'athlète du siècle par le CIO, joueur du XXe siècle par la FIFA et le ballon d'Or d'honneur le 13 janvier 2014. Il fait partie de l'équipe mondiale du XXe siècle. Depuis sa retraite sportive, Pelé est l'ambassadeur pour l'ONU et l'UNESCO à l'Éducation, l'Écologie et l'Environnement. Il continue également à prêter son image à diverses entreprises et a occupé le poste de ministre des Sports du Brésil entre 1995 et 1998. Pour autant, il n'a pas quitté le monde du football puisqu'il a été l'ambassadeur international de la Coupe du monde de 2014 qui s'est déroulée au Brésil. En 2011, il est nommé par (en) président d'honneur du Cosmos de New York, son ancien club à New York, mais la franchise peine à offrir un projet convaincant pour intégrer la Major League Soccer, ce qui aboutit à un échec. En 2022, avec Mário Zagallo, il est le dernier survivant des joueurs brésiliens ayant disputé la finale de 1958.

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